Author Archives: Laura Navarro

Find Your Strongest Life

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Laura Navarro

Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham is my latest Thomas Nelson Book Review Bloggers pick. I have enjoyed other books by Marcus Buckingham. He seems to speak realistically and practically about issues in our lives and the workplace. I also … Continue reading →

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Change in plans

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Laura Navarro

As someone commented on SparkPeople – Life is what happens while we’re making plans. Early in May we both signed up for the MSBike even in October. His plan was to ride 100 miles on Saturday and another 40 or … Continue reading →

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Kabul24

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Laura Navarro

Kabul24 by Ben Pearson and Henry Arnold is my latest Thomas Nelson Book Review Bloggers pick. It tells the story of the aid workers kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan. The book begins with the story of one of the Afghan … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Laura Navarro

I was reading a book today (great book, check back 10/5 for the review!) and it referred to a poem by Max Ehrman called Desiderata. Here is the portion quoted: Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are … Continue reading →

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Fall Into Reading

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Laura Navarro

It’s a new season! For fall, Katrina at Callapidder Days is hosting Fall Into Reading 2009. I love this kind of challenge for a few reasons. It is a great way to see what other people are reading. Katrina will … Continue reading →

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Nightstand Sept-Oct

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Laura Navarro

Next up on the nightstand: St Thomas Aquinas – biography by G. K. Chesterton Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham Kabul24 by Henry O. Arnold and Ben Pearson The Jesus Way by Eugene Peterson – current audio book Progress … Continue reading →

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Yard project done

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Laura Navarro

I promised photos but we got busy and it took all week to finish the project. He finally got out there Wednesday morning (9 days after we started) and finished cutting the pieces to fit in the holes. It looks … Continue reading →

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What I did with my long weekend

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Laura Navarro

A three day weekend is a great thing. And given that all my weekends seem to be booked lately, this was no exception. I got up Saturday and drove off to the business park to run in my 6K. I … Continue reading →

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Fearless – Review

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Laura Navarro

Fearless by Max Lucado is my latest Thomas Nelson Book Review Bloggers pick. Review resources are available here. This is a great book. Pastor Lucado brings our fears out into the light. He discusses our fears of insignificance, parenting failures, illness, … Continue reading →

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Let Go – review

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Laura Navarro

Let Go by Sheila Walsh is my latest Thomas Nelson Book Review Bloggers pick. I read the first chapter and the question at the end of the chapter seemed to speak right to me. I think we all need to be … Continue reading →

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